Combat! S05E23 - Nightmare on the Red Ball Run 1/4

[@refealibazeta7886]

Love those U.S trucks. Never gets old seeing this vehicle's in action. I made 3 models of this. Lol!!

[@rogerlynch5279]

I know the RED BALL EXPRESS from on of the HIGHLANDER the series adventures. An Afro American Immortal was a driver there to the script. 6:52 The problem with getting enough sleep is even nowdays a standard. - so this alone makes this episode VALUABLE ! AND it was a realistic handicap for the U'S Army. At the front the troops had an urgent need for fuel and supplilies but never got enough of both. The officer in charge for the transport system from the French Harbour Cherbourg to the front had been General Lucius D ( Dubignon) Clay. He later had written several books and articles himself about his time as an officer in World War II. and is mentioned in countless studies. Later on Clay became Commander of the American Occupation Zone in Germanyn Back then the New York Times had written an article about him calling it: OUR FÜHRER IN THE REICH

[@rayleighgo9777]

I remember when i was very young my father favorite to watch that tv series combat now every night its mine from philippines

[@ilovethetampabaylightning92]

Thanks for posting these videos. I'm a new Combat! and Vic Morrow fan so I really enjoy watching all the episodes I can.

[@gpan62]

Claude Akins went on to his own series in the 70s, playing...a trucker 🤣 "Moving On"

[@InOppositiontotheNewWorldOrder]

EO in the Seabees, battalion 133 in the eighties. Drove a deuce and a half much of the time. That was my punishment, but I loved those trucks!

[@richardwhite9975]

Sgt. Saunders and the fellas have done everything, except get promoted, Now the Red Ball Express

[@wvcricker5683]

The red ball express! I was an RN at a VAMC a few years back, and one of the vets I took care of had been a driver on the red ball!

[@phuongdong8174]

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[@phuongdong8174]

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[@wvcricker5683]

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[@MRDou44]

that was my job in the army hauling explosives and ammo ,if it had wheels I drove it.

[@PatriotNC1]

Dang Kirby... hahahaa... if ya can't find 'em, grind 'em! Push in the clutch!! :) ( Gotta love Kirby )

[@brianwills8689]

Skerrunch ! Kirby was right for this part .

[@jjboyd01]

in All the Combat episodes not 1 black? 1 million volunteered to serve.

[@videomaniac108]

LittleJohn has become a selected volunteer.

[@oranggasingg]

That guy in minute 04:30 always acting as krauts but in this episode he be a us doctor. Haha. Epic

[@brianwills8689]

+ akumat1 , I noticed that too . His face is not hard to forget .

[@angelomercolino3880]

Good lucky sergente Vick morrow

[@norms3913]

Clyde atkins likes to be in them truck driving movies besides being sherriff lobo lol

[@matta3968]

Who the hell is clyde atkins? Did he invent that diet? LOL! You fool you!!

[@garymazur2217]

Claud Akins played in 3 episodes, Tom Skerrit played in 4 good actors

[@gaming-hardcore]

can u put some subtitles in there cause my uncle cant hear some conversation

[@AcidArt362]

Army mos for truck drivers is 64 Charlie.

[@roostercogburn3771]

Now-a-days, or at least in 2006, the M.O.S. was 88M. Fortunately I always completed my missions. Though some of our trucks had axles blown out.

[@videomaniac108]

grabit1 - I have to agree with freakyold; the producers were indeed gutless here. What you're saying is that because Hollywood or the viewing public at the time was not yet ready to acknowledge the contributions of black american soldiers then it was prudent or acceptable to promulgate a distorted depiction of a historically significant event. Combat the series was lauded for being realistic and "telling it like it is" . This episode belies that commitment to truth and accuracy. I do appreciate your other insightful remarks on other episodes.

[@pep590]

I get your point. Kind of ironic as now the media\Hollywood hates showing anything that gives any glory to European-Americans. Especially conservative ones. But, they will protect a Black politician to the bitter end.

[@grabit1]

Although I basically agree with you, I'm not sure it was gutless, just pragmatic. Nightime television drama wasn't yet a movie theater, not even in 1967. Not trying to start an argument, just remembering how things were. If this series had lasted a couple of years longer, then we might have seen black or nesei soldiers.

[@gmag3253]

Squirrel LOL

[@billb2479]

Now we know what Sony Pruitt did in the war before Movin' On in the '70s

[@ประกิจกรกฎกําจร]

Bill B

[@stingingwasp8510]

On a previous episode Claude Akins played a German soldier pretending to be an American POW 🤔

[@panzermarche]

90% of the drivers on the "Red Ball Express" ,were African American.

[@joeyoung8649]

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[@theblueman57]

panzermarche so they decided to show the 10% white ones .

[@petehenry7878]

"...75% were of African American descent...." www.historynet.com/red-ball-express

[@petehenry7878]

Not that it makes a big difference.

[@roostercogburn3771]

Are you sure the drivers were folks born in Africa? They could of been Black folks born in America. Unless you're trying to be politically correct. Also need to remember that this show is not a documentary. It's meant to be enjoyed. This kind of reminds me of my days of being an Army driver in the war zone. Our disadvantage was that we didn't have a "Front line".

[@brianwills8689]

The G.I. Medic at the beginning played a German soldier in two previous episodes .

[@markwilliams-ny6tr]

Reckon he has played a German soldier in a lot of episodes..

[@리토연구]

good.....thank you

[@brianwills8689]

Gam sa hap ne da .

[@stevefilice9784]

Whoever wrote this didn't do their homework. Kirby states he never fought a half track before. I beg to differ.

[@seoulin6925]

GOOD!!!

[@jakerichmond6752]

Tralaine!!

[@jakerichmond6752]

***** the Squire of Gothos...

[@iamjedi06]

3 years later............yup

[@bertusmaya5438]

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